Published Nov 13, 2026 | 9:02 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 13, 2026 | 9:02 PM
The missing women are from Parangipettai, Kullanchavadi, Kurinjipadi, Nellikuppam and Virudhachalam. (Representative image)
Synopsis: Five women have gone missing from five parts of Cuddalore district in the past week. They include a 14-year-old Class 10 student who went missing after leaving for school on November 10, two college students and a 21-year-old woman who went missing on November 11, and a Class 12 student who went missing on November 7.
Five women, including two school students and two college students, have gone missing from different parts of Cuddalore district in the past week. The missing women are from Parangipettai, Kullanchavadi, Kurinjipadi, Nellikuppam and Virudhachalam.
According to police complaints, Ashwini (21), daughter of Arivazhagan of Keezhatheru in Karikuppam near Parangipettai, left home for Parangipettai on November 11 to buy groceries but did not return.
In two separate incidents, college students Jeni (19), daughter of Thandapani of Pallineerodai village in the Kullanchavadi area, and Madhumitha (18), daughter of Velmurugan of Meenakshipettai near Kurinjipadi, went missing after leaving for college on November 11.
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Yazhini (14), daughter of Punitha of Eythanur village near Panruti, went missing on November 10 after leaving for Nellikuppam Government Girls Higher Secondary School, where she studies in Class 10. She did not return home after school. Her mother lodged a complaint at the Nellikuppam police station.
In another incident, a Class 12 student from Virudhachalam went missing on November 7 after leaving for school. She has not returned home.
After searching several places without finding the women, their families lodged complaints at the respective police stations.
Police in Parangipettai, Kullanchavadi, Kurinjipadi, Nellikuppam and Virudhachalam have registered cases and launched searches to trace the five women.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
